Born:

October 28, 1728, Marton bei Middlesbrough

Died:

February 14, 1779, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaiʻi

British explorer, cartographer, and naval officer famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 to the Pacific and Southern Oceans.

Mentioned in

• From Altona to Melbourne. German-Speaking Jews in Australia (Julia Schneidawind)